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A CUBJPRATEON F ILLINOIS.

BOI-FILNG- MACHJENE appiiaeon mea november if, isti. semi in. 515,815.

To all whom t may concern Be itlrnown tliiatl, MICHAEL PanmoN, a citiiieu oli the United States, and r' .ll/,'hicl'1ines, of which the iollowingis a speer lication. E

` to machinesemployin troupghiilre hopper;

jacent the delivery portionfof the hopper" a rllhis invention relates to boi;` iilling niachines, l'iavinp;v reference, more particularly,

ior supplyinp,` matches, or ,other splint-term articles, to progressing; trays on the upper run `ot a tray-and-shiuclr convey/er,"such, 'for e);ainple,` als disclosed in Letters Patent oi?" the `United `States No. ,1,300,762, dated Alpi-il l5, 1919, and No. 1,360,438, datedfllovember 1 so, i920; i i y i t t ln the machine ofthe lfirst-iiained patent thebon-trays` are singly supplied with matches, whileiii the machine of the later,

patent plural trays are sii'nultaneouslysupplied with measured quantities otxmatches from `the hopper. i

The present invention concernsimproved lnieans for accurately andrapidly measuring;

and supplying matches to the box trays, suoli nieans being,` especially, though not circhi` sively, designed*tor use in connectionwith a machine or' the plural tray supply type 'above referred to.

ticcoi`-`clingr7 tomy invention I provide adloifipgitudinaily-extending` measuring p chainber into which the matches arepiogressively delivered, said chamber hayinp; associated therewith means operable to check the delivery ot the matches to the chamber at predetermined intervals and also to permit the discharge ot thev contents oit the chamber' to 1 'llhe invention alsoincludes iiieans where` by the contents oit the chamber are divided into'a plurality ott :measured quantities, and

such quantities `then deposited simultanefl Nously "into a plurality ot underlying box trays. i ,i

The invention also comprises various no!v vel features `ot `construction and" coinloina` tions of parts which will be hereinafter described and claimed. a

Figure 1 is a side elevationot a portion ot `a bo:tillinrginachine einloodyingr1inyin- `vention; i. the partitioning` head being shown` in down position.

r:dent ot ldai'berton, in the colilnty oi Summit and" Litate et Uhio, have invented certain new and useful linproven'ients in Bon-Filling i on the line Gle-6 otlTig. 5.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of the machine, as on the line 2%2 of Fig. l.

Fig.` 3 isa perspective view of the match section, as

i llig. 7 is a sin'iilaroview, showing the head iniaised position. preparatory to its descent.

ig. @isa similar View, showing the'head in down position, the bottomslide retracted, and the matches deposited inthe underlying trays.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates an elOngatedhOpper intowhich matches are delivered from a `suitablesource of supply so asto lie in approximate parallelism witliin and transversely 'ot the hopper. rlhis hopper, in the forni illustrated., comprises an inclined'bottoin ll having4 parallel sides which are spaced apart a distance slightly ,qi-eater than the length of match. sides of the hopper are horizontally extended at its lower end, as at l2, and these renn tensions, to 'ether with the adjacent part of the bottoni of `the hopper, overhang' a horizontal bed ortable 1.3 upon which the upper run of the endless conveyer 14- containing the bon-trays l5 is supported and guided.

The hopper is provided with a suitably-disposed slide 16 which is mounted on a guide standard 17 on the table to permit longitudinal vibration of the hopper in order to settle the matches therein and assist them in their `descent tothe delivery end of the hopper.

The hopper is also provided with suitably- "disposed depending Flues 'i8 which embrace an eccentric 19 carried by a shatt it) driven iii any suitable manner to eect the rapid lbodily vibration of the hopper.

A resilient guard structure 21 is arranged `within the lower portion of the hopper to provide therewith a tapering of contracted throat through which pass the match contents oii the hopper. The structure pret e1 ably comprises an inclined metal strip which is secured at its upper end to the sides of the hoppeigas at 912. rlFhe lower portion ofthe strip is spaced above the delivery end of the The l lll@ `hopper bottom hopper bottom a distance approximately equal to the depth ot box tray2 and is extended horizontally, as at 23, preferably a distance suiliicient to overhangtwo umlerlying bei; trays in the conif'eyer lll, as hereinafter explained. The horizontal extension is longitudinally slotted, as at 24, and its free end is bent downward to provide an end wall Q5 which depends in 'proximity to the path of a longitudinally reciprocative slide plate b-braclret 27, atiixed to the eX- tension is provided at its upper ends with laterally-projectinglugs/which overlie the adjacent side walls of the hopper and thus limit the downward position ot the eXtension in relation to the slide plate. This plate, which is fitted to horizontal guide ways 28 in the inner sides of the hopper, constitutes, in effect, a reciprocative extension `for the delivery end of the hopper bottom, and is movable in a path directly above the walls of V'the conveyer so as to afford a temporary support for anl accumulation of matches. The plate entends beneath the ally-extending head 29 which is slidably mounted in a guide structure 30 on the table. Thelunder side of the head Q9 is jointed to the upper arm of a roch-lever 3l which is pivoted 'to a bracket 32under the table, the lower arm of thevlever being` provided with a roll 33 engaged with the groove of a cam 34 on a driven shaft 35 ot' the machine. The contour of the cam groove is such that at predetermined intervals the lever is oscillatedin order Ato reciprocate the slide-26 in relation to the delivery end ot the hopper bottom. f The upper surface ofthe slide is lon itudinally channelled, as at 36, for hereinafter explained.y i

The extension 23, its end wall and the slide 26, together with the adjacent sides ot the hopper, constitute a closed measuring chamber into which the matches are progressively delivered when Athey pass beyond the bottom of the hopper ii. vertically reciprocative head 3.7. which overhangs the hopper in a plane above the measuring chambenis provided in the pre.sent instance withftwo spaced-apart dependine` blades 3S, 39 which inA the reciprocation g.. a purpose ofthe head are movable through the slot of the extension 23 and into and from the matches supported on the slide 26' so as to partition the chamber and divide such matches into two separatequantities each suticient to supply a box-tray. In the present instance the hea-dis termed on or connected to a .'ertically-reciprocative bar lL0 which depends through a guide in the table and is jointed at its lower end to one arm et a rock-lever ll nf'hichis pivoteden a dependin@p bracket 'e2 beneat the table. The other arm'o the-lever is. provided with a roll 43 and is provided with a laterengaged with the groove oi"v :i cani all ou the shaft 35i; the contour oi the groove being; such that at predetermined inter-:ais the arm and perforce the har together with tin` head and its blades. are vertically reriprd cated.

Assuming the bottom ci' the measuring: chamber be closed, and the head be in raised position, as shown in Fig. 7, the uniti-,hes will be delivered directly by the vibrating' hopper into the chamber and the latter will be filled with matches. It now the head he lowered the blades 3S, 39 will enter into the mass of matches in the chamber und parti tion them into two measured quantities, the blade 39 at the saine time servinir as a grito or cut--oii to check the passage oit the matt r from the delivery portion ot the hopper, as seen in Fig. 6. This done, ilE the slide QG he retracted, as seen in Fig. S. the two measured quantities oi matches will tall 'from the chamber into the two underlying bor; trays in the conveyer. Thereupon it the slide he again projected beneath the measuring chamber and the partitioning blades be raised? matches will again enter the mensuring chamber from the body olE the hopper i preparatory to a repetition ot the measuring-f and tray filling operations just described.

The depression or channel 3G in the top of the slide 26 is of less width than the length ot a match. in order that the matches shall bridge the channel; and the lower edges of the blades are ot' less width than the channel so that the blades7 enteringY the ehannel, will descend below the matches. By this construction the blades in their descent displace the matches laterally and thus oh viate any liability ot impingingr against :ind crushing the lowermost matches.

The conveyer is intermittently actuated to position successive pairs of box trays directly beneath the measuring chamber, preparatory to the withdrawal ot the slide 2G. In the present instance a conveyer ot the character illustrated in Patent No. 1,360,438 is employed, said conveyei` being constructed to support trays and shucks in endwise relation to each other, so that the filled ini-:rvs can be inserted into their complementary shucks and covers duringr the progress of the conveyer. The conveyer passes about sprocket wheels arranged at or adjacent the respective ends ot the table. one ot which Wheels is shown at 45. The wheel is mounted on a transverse shaft ll-G having: its hearings in brackets 47 beneath the table. rlhis shaft bears' a pin wheel i8 with the successivo pins of which engages a worin cam 4:9 on a shaft 50 provided with a gear 5l meshinpr with an idler gear which in turn meshes with a gear 53 on the shaft The contour of the worin cani i9 is such that in each rotation thereof the pin wheel is actuated to l l h `box trays; such trays in any effect the intermittent advancement ofthe conveyer and position a pair of box trays beneath the measuring chamber. i

While I have hereinshovvn and described my invention in a form designed to measure i off simultaneously tvvo quantities of matches for delivery` totwotrays, it is to be under` stood that a less or greater number" of (ma-nti` ties `may bemeasured off and delivered to a correspondingly less or increased number of case being advanced in proper` sequence to receive the measured quantities of mat-ches. It is` also to be understood that the mechanism herein disclosed may be modified in `various respects Without departingfrom the principle of the invention and the scope of the appended claims. i l

i l claim# l1. ln a matchbox vfilling machine, a hopy per having alongitudinally extending delivery portion, a measuring chamber ex# tending longitudinally from and forming a IO i Cfr

continuation of such delivery portion, said chamber including a movable bottom member, a gate member operable to control communication betvveen the delivery portion of the hopper and the measuring chamber, means for intermittently feeding a succession of trays beneath and past the bottom of the measuring chamber, and means for operating the said bottom and gatemembers at predetermined intervals.

2. ln a match-box filling machine, a hopper having a longitudinally extending delivery portion, a measuring chamber extending longitudinally from and forming a continuation of suchl delivery portion, said chamber including a movable bottom mei ber, an element `comprising a plurality of spaced apart partitioning members movable into` and from the contents of the measuring chamber, one of said partitioning members constituting a gate operable to control communication between the delivery portion of the hopper' and the measuring chamber, means for intermittently feeding a succession of trays beneath and past the bottom of the measuring chamber, and means for operating` the said bottom member and the partitioning element at predetermined intervals.

23. .ln a match-box filling machine, a hori zontally-disposed measuring chamber including a movable bottom member, means for supplying matches to said chamber when the bottom thereof is closed by said member, an element comprising a plurality of spaced apart partitioning members movable into and from the contents of the chamber, means for intermittently feeding a succession of trays beneath and past the bottom of the measuring chamber, and means for operating the said bottoni member and the partitioning element at predetermined intervals. y

Il. ln a `matchbox filling machine, a horil spending numberof underlying trays.

5. In a match-box filling machine, a horiz0ntally-clisposed measuring chamber 1n-` cludmg a horizontally reciprocative bottom member, means for supplying matches to thesaid chamber when the bottom thereof is closed by saidmember, a vertically reciprocative head Ioverlying the said chamber, a plurality of spaced depending from said head, means for feeding a succession of trays beneath and past the bottom of the measuring chamber, means for reciprocating said head to move its blades into and from the chamber, and means for reciprocating said bottom member to open and close the bottom of the chamber, said bottom being opened When the blades are positioned Within the measuring chamber.

6. In a matchbox filling machine, a horizontally-disposed measuring chamber i11- cluding a horizontally reciprocative bottom member and a top spaced from said bottom member, means for supplying matches to said chamber when the bottom thereof is closed by said member, an element comprising a plurality of spaced-apart partitioning blades vertically movable into and from the contents of the chamber, the top of said chamber being slotted for the passage of the blades, means for intermittently feeding a succession of trays beneath and past the bot tom of the measuring chamber, and means for operating said bottom member and the` partitioning element at predetermined intervals.

7. lln a match-box filling machine, an elon gated hopper having an inclined bottom, an inclined member located Within the delivery portion of the hopper and providing therewith a contracted throat portion, the free end of said member being extended horizontally beyond the delivery end of the hopper bottom and constituting the top of a measuring chamber, a movable bottom for said chamber, an element comprising a pluapart partitioning blades rality oit spaced-apart partitioning members movable .into and from the measuring chamber, one of said partitioning members constituting` a gate operable to control communication between the delivery portion. of the hopper and the measuring chamber, means for intermittently feeding a successionot trays beneath and past. the bottom of the measuring chamber, and means -:t'or operating the said bottom memberl and the partitioning' element at predetermined intervals. i

8. In a box filling machine, a horizontallydisposed measuring chamber, including a movable bottom member having a depression in its upper supporting surface, means for supplying' matches to said chamber when the bottom thereof is closed by said member, a gate vertically reeiprocative in said chamber and'into and from the depression in the bottom member, means for intermittently feeding a succession of trays beneath and past the bottom member of the measuring chamber, andmeans foroperating the said misero? bottom and intervals.

9. In a box filling machine, a horizontally-disposed measuring chamber, ineluding a movable bottom member having in its upper surface a longitudinal. depression ol' less Width than the length of a match, means for supplying matches to said chamber when the bottom thereof is closed by said member, a vertically reciprocative element compris ing a plurality of spaced-apart partitioning members movable into and from the contents of the measuring chamber and into and from the depression of the bottom member, means for intermittently feeding a succession of trays beneath and past the bottom of the measuring chamber, and means for operating the said bottom member and the partitioningr element at predetermined intervals.

Signed at Barberton, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio this 14 day ofi November A. D. 1921.

MICHAEL PARIDON.

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